Archive for July 30th, 2010

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RENAL ARTERY THROMBOSIS

Thrombotic occlusive renal artery disease often complicates severe aortic and renal arterial atherosclerosis, especially when renal blood flow is reduced because of heart failure or volume depletion. Symptoms of renal artery occlusion may be notably absent. If renal function previously was good, the only manifestation of unilateral thrombosis may be an increase in BUN and [...]

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RENAL EMBOLISM

Renal arterial emboli can occur in any clinical setting that is associated with peripheral embolization (eg, acute myocardial infarction, chronic atrial fibrillation, subacute bacterial endocarditis, and aortic surgery or aortography). The manifestations of renal embolism may vary from essentially no symptoms and signs to a full-blown syndrome of severe flank pain and tenderness, hematuria, hypertension, [...]

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